Thursday, April 18, 2013

Guyana Weather and Climate


The above image shows an example of lenticular clouds which hover near mountains in saucer like formations.
The local climate is tropical and generally hot and humid, though moderated by northeast trade winds along the coast. There are two rainy seasons, the first from May to mid-August, the second from mid-November to mid-January. This is the only predictable feature of the weather.  It is hot all the year round - temperatures seldom rise above 33 degrees (Celsius) during the day, or fall below 25 degrees (Celsius) during the night.  The aforementioned are the shade temperatures so actual temperatures could be higher. Considering, there is also a steady north-easterly wind off the Atlantic takes the edge off the heat on the coast. The air mass classification in Guyana would be mT which stands for maritime tropical seeing as the climate is humid year round. 
Mount Roraima at the boarder of Brazil.
The image to the left is an example of valley fog which is a result of cold air draining down from surrounding mountains and seems to hovers in the valleys of the mountains.









http://www.qdkfqsz.com/tag/america-holidays

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153625/Is-land-time-forgot-Majestic-flat-topped-mountain-rises-clouds.html

http://clasfaculty.ucdenver.edu/callen/1202/Climate/Weather/Weather.html

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